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Perhaps the Sun had an idea of exactly what it wanted earthlings to see with this Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). SOHO scientists call it the "light bulb" CME. It shows the three classical parts of this sort of eruption: leading edge, void, and core. It was taken on Feb. 27, 2000 by the LASCO C3 coronagraph.

• SOHO Special Report